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Variety Cruises Development Director Takes Aim at Global Growth

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

Harmony G

Variety Cruises Director of Global Development, Nikos Stassinopoulos, is on a mission to expand the company’s global presence.

Tags: Aegean cruising, cruise experience, cruise news, Filippos Venetopoulos, greece cruises, mega-yacht cruises, Nikos Stassinopoulos, Variety Cruises, Yacht charter, yachting

Oceania Cruises Accelerates Vista Maiden Voyage

2022-12-12 by Phil Butler

Oceania VISTA

Oceania Cruises has announced accelerating the debut of its new ship Vista by introducing a new “Founder’s Cruise.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise ships, Founders Cruise, greece cruises, Mediterranean cruises, new ships, Norwegian Cruise Line, ocean cruising, Oceania Cruises, Vista

Azamara’s Four Ship Fleet Returns to Service

2022-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Azamar Jouney

Azamara, the leader in Destination Immersion® experiences, announces its entire fleet of four ships has officially returned to the high seas.

Tags: Azamara, Azamara Journey, cruise lines, cruise news, Europe cruises, greece cruises, Greek Isles, island hopping, luxury cruise, shore excursions

With Sea Level On the Rise Greece Envisions a Thousand Cruise Ships

2021-11-07 by Phil Butler

Piraeus Port Authority-PPA/OLP-COSCO Shipping

What will it take for Greece’s decision makers to stop paying lip service to sustainable tourism for the future?

Tags: Cosco, cruise news, cruise pollution, GNTO, greece cruises, Jet2, overtourism, Piraeus Port Authority, Pireaus Port, PPA, Santorini overtourism, sustainable tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, WTM, Yu Zenggang

Meandros Cruises Resumes Sailings for Summer 2021

2021-07-31 by Phil Butler

Meandros Cruises

Meandros Cruises has resumed operations for the 2021 summer season. The company offers day and multi-day excursions in the Sardonic Gulf.

Tags: cruise news, custom cruises, Day cruises, greece cruises, Greece sailing, Meandros Cruises, Piraeus cruises, Saronic Gulf, small cruises, Yachts

Celebrity Apex Sails On Maiden Voyage from Greece

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Apex

Celebrity Apex has set sail from Athens on its maiden voyage for the summer season with passengers headed on Aegean adventures.

Tags: 2021 cruises, Aegean Sea, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Cruises, cruise 2021, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises, Royal Caribbean

Norwegian Cruise Line Resumes Sailings in Greece

2021-04-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Jade

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the resumption of Greece island cruises for the summer 2021 beginning in June.

Tags: Aegean cruises, cruise fleet, cruising, Greece 2021, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, Norwegian Cruise Line, Visit Greece

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Announces Greece Voyages for 2021

2021-01-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Eclipse

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, an Australian cruise company, has announced its luxury cruises will now include stops at Greek ports for the company’s ship Scenic Eclipse

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruise to Greece, greece cruises, Greece tours, Greece vacations, Greece voyages, Greek Isles, Scenic Cruises & Tours, Scenic Eclipse

Costa Cruises Suspends Greece Operations Due to COVID Measures

2020-11-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Costa Deliziosa

Costa Cruises has announced the temporary suspension of Costa Deliziosa cruises in Greece on account of government measures.

Tags: Aegean cruises, Costa Cruises, Costa Deliziosa, cruise cancellations, cruise lines, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises

Members of TUI’s Mein Schiff 6 Crew Test Positive for COVID-19

2020-09-29 by Phil Butler

TUI Cruises

Greek authorities say 12 crew members TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6 carrying more than 1,500 passengers, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Tags: COVID at sea, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 test, crew, greece cruises, Greek Isles, Heraklion port, Mein Schiff 6, pandemic, TUI Cruises, TUI Group, TUI shios

Mykonos Island Welcomes First Cruise Ship in Months

2020-09-21 by Argophilia Travel News

MS World Explorer

Mykonos just welcomed the cruise ship “World Explorer”, the first passenger liner to dock there since the pandemic upset the industry.

Tags: greece cruises, Greek Isles, Mykonos cruises, Mykonos vacations, World Explorer

Boiling Seas of Earth Cruises Half Price on Black As Soot Friday

2019-12-03 by Phil Butler

Cruises news

A candid look at the most unsustainable form of vacationing, cruise lines that seem to have no intention of tidying up their acts.

Tags: Andy Stuart, cruises, greece cruises, Greek harbors, Harry Sommer, Norwegian CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line, Santorini cruises, Skift, Skift News, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

Unforgettable Greece Wants to Pay You to Live the Dream

2019-11-09 by Phil Butler

Unforgettable Greece

Unforgettable Greece is going to pay for some lucky couple to take a free nine-day trip to remember. Talk about living the dream!

Tags: #Unforgettableinstagrammer, contests, greece cruises, Greek Isles, Greek trips, instagram, instagram contest, Santorini, travel contest, Unforgettable Cruises, Unforgettable Greece

3 Great Greek Isles Day Cruise Offers for September

2019-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Captain's tours

It’s surprising how few visitors to Greece actually depart on Greek isles day cruise in order to experience these Aegean wonders. This human playground of thousands of islands is remarkable for its secluded beaches, unbelievable crystal waters, and an island culture trip like nowhere else. For visitors to Greece who are thinking of taking home […]

Tags: Apollon Cruises, Chrissi Island, greece cruises, Greece day cruiser, Greece sailing, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Greek Yachts, Kleftiko, Milos Island, Riva Travel, Samos Tours, Yachting Greece

Greek Tourism Ministry Gives Okay for Leros Marina

2019-06-01 by Phil Butler

Greece Tourism Minister

eece’s Tourism Minister Thanasis Theocharopoulos has approved an agreement for the construction of a marina on the island of Leros.

Tags: cruise tourism, greece cruises, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Hersonissos Municipality, Thanasis Theocharopoulos

Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2019: Greece Still a Top Cruise Destination

2019-05-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

According to experts at the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 2019 event, recent geopolitical developments have failed to knock Greece off its historically strong position on the cruise market

Tags: Aegean cruise, Carnival Corporation, CLIA Europe, cruise Greece, cruise news, Domotel Kastri Conference Center, EuroMed, greece cruises, Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, Thomas Boardley

Greece’s Sustainable Tourism: Which Way to the Future?

2018-10-02 by Phil Butler

Greek tourism minister

he Greek Tourism Ministry and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) just announced increased cooperation for developing best practices for optimizing Greece’s booming tourism. But is their focus sustainable for the long term?

Tags: Alexis Tsipras, Angel Gurría, crete, Crete sustainability, cruise lines, George Tziallas, GNTO, greece cruises, Greece economy, Greece travel, Jeb Sprague, OECD, passenger ships, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, TUI

Variety Cruises Offers Mega Yacht Experience Include Greek Isles

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Variety Cruises' Galileo

Variety Cruises, named one of the top ten best boutique cruise lines by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards, is offering newlyweds the chance to experience a small ship cruise with a special Honeymooners Package.

Tags: cruise Greece, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, honeymoon cruises, Honeymooners Package, island cruises, Variety Cruises

Greece Cruise Ship Arrivals Nose Dived in 2017

2018-01-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A cruise ship puts in at Santorini

In news from Greece, last season saw a big dive in cruise ship arrivals and passenger visits compared to 2016. Reports blame the drop in visits on political instability and geopolitical developments in surrounding destinations of the eastern Mediterranean region.

Tags: Chania, Corfu, Greece, greece cruises, Hellenic Ports Union, Heraklion, Mykonos, Patmos, Piraeus, Rhodes, Santorini

Greek Cruise Holidays

2012-08-07 by Guest Author

Cruise vessel off Myconos

Instead of buying a standard package holiday to Greece or putting time and effort into organising everything yourself, there is another way to experience the mesmerising beauty of this part of the world: Greek island cruising.

Tags: cruise packages, greece cruises, Greek Island Cruises

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Arvi’s Banana Festival Returns from 7 to 9 August

2026-07-25 By Argophilia Travel News

The 8th Arvi Banana Festival returns to southern Crete from August 7–9, 2026, with live music, theater, family entertainment, and Cretan hospitality.

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Heraklion Plans 20-Bed Support Center as Housing Shortage Strains Social Services

2026-07-25 By Mihaela Lica Butler

The Municipality of Heraklion is planning a new 20-bed support center for vulnerable residents, acknowledging that the city’s biggest challenge isn’t visible homelessness, but finding affordable housing for people who need a fresh start.

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Great News, Chania! The Municipal Market Reopening Is Only Four Years Behind Schedule

2026-07-25 By Arthur Butler

Chania completes tenant auctions for the historic Agora, targeting a December 4, 2026 grand reopening with a focus on local Cretan products.

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Heraklion Municipal Gyms Offer Affordable Fitness Across Two Modern Facilities

2026-07-25 By Manuel Santos

Heraklion Municipality opens modern fitness facilities at Pagkritio Stadium and Pateles for €30/month with full disability access.

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Summer Downpour Takes Heraklion by Surprise

2026-07-25 By Argophilia Travel News

Unseasonable summer rain surprises Heraklion as EMY issues weather warnings across Greece for lightning, hail, and squalls.

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